Combined container and powder puff



Oct. 7, 1969 YUICHI NAKATA COMBINED CONTAINER AND POWDER PUFF Filed Aug. 22, 1967 FIG.2.

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nvvavron Yuichi Nokotc La /612% AGENT United States Patent 3,470,890 COMBINED CONTAINER AND PUWDER PUFF Yuichi Nakata, 49 2-chome, Higashi-Kaigan-Minami, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Filed Aug. 22, 1967, Ser. No. 662,488 Int. Cl. A45d 33/00 US. Cl. 13282 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A combined container and powder puff. The pufl comprises a chamber for storing powder formed with a bellows and a puff member. By operating thebellows the powder is transferred from the chamber by the bellows to the fibers of the puff for application to a surface.

This invention relates to a combined powder puff and container, and more particularly to a container and a powder puff of the type usually used for applying powder, usually talcum powder to the human body or parts thereof.

An object of this invention is to provide a device of the class described wherein an adequate amount of powder is applied or handled at each use of the device.

Another object of the invention is to keep the powder dry and to keep the puff clean.

These and other objects will become apparent from a consideration of the following specification, taken with the accompanying drawings, which together form a complete disclosure of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an elevation, partly in section;

FIG. 2 is a vertical section through the powder puff, and

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the powder puff, with parts broken away.

Referring now to FIG. 1, the container 1 is cup shaped, and has a bottom 2 and a cylindrical wall 3. Adjacent its upper end the wall 3 has an annular flange 4. A cover 5, having a somewhat domed top 6 and an O6 curved side wall 7, the bottom 8 of which rests on the flange 4. The cover 5 is preferably made of an elastic transparent synthetic resin, such as a polycarbonate.

The powder puff 9 comprises a tapered bellows member 10 comprised of a tapered array of connected concentric rings 11 of flexible plastic material terminating in an upwardly extending flange or ring 12 having threads 13 thereon. A cap 14 fits over the ring 12 and is threaded onto the threads 13. Below the bellows 10, and forming a continuation thereof, is an inwardly tapering somewhat conical member 14 formed of the same transparent polymer. The generally tapered portion 14 becomes a ring 15 adjacent its lower end. From the ring 15, the lower end of the member extends inwardly with a floor 16. At the junction of the ring 15 and the floor 16, there is a bead 17. An annular disc 18 having an upstanding flange 19 extends outwardly from the flange at 20 and has projections 21 thereon for engaging the puff member as later described. The flange 19 embraces the ring 15.

A check valve 22 comprises a cup 23 of flexible plastic having one or more slits 24. The side wall of the cup has a flange 25 provided with an annular groove 26 which tightly embraces the floor 16. A flexible hollow member of part toroidal section 27 is suitably attached to the ice portion 20 of the disc 18. The toroidal portion 27 includes a plurality of ribs 28.

The puff member 29 comprises a disc of material such as lambs wool or a fabric backed wool like member. The puff back or fabric 30 is held on the projections 21, and a cord tied or sewn about the flange 19. Between the upper and lower edges of the toroidal member there is-a cavity 31 for accumulating powder to be distributed by the puff 29. The bottom of the pull? back 30 is perforated as at 32.

Before tapering downwardly at 14, the bellows 10 is stepped inwardly to form a lip 40. When the puff isassembled in the container, it is suspended therein by the lip 40 engaging the upper edge of the cup 1, whereby it does not touch the bottom of the container.

For use, the cover 5 is removed and the powder puff member 9 is taken from the container 1. The cap C is removed and a quantity of powder is placed in the reservoir formed by the bellows 10 and the lower members 14, 16 and 22. The cap C is replaced and the powder puff is ready for use. By exerting manual pressure on the cap C, while the powder puff is suspended in the container 1, a few strokes of the bellows 10 forces some powder through the slits 24 in the valve 22 into the cavity 31. When it is desired to apply powder to the flesh, the powder puff is shaken to transfer powder through the openings 32 into the hair or fibers of the puff member 29.

Having now described my invention in a preferred form, I desire it to be understood that changes and departures may be made within the skill of the art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combined container and powder puff comprising a cup-shaped member having a removable cover, said cup-shaped member having an annular flange near its upper end, a powder puff comprising substantially frusto conical upper and lower members forming a reservoir for powder between them, said upper member being a bellows, a laterally extending annular lip at the juncture of the upper and lower members, said lip resting on the upper edge of the cup, the bottom of said lower member including a check valve, an annular hollow elastic member attached to the bottom of said lower member, a perforated sheet having a wool-like outer surface encompassing said elastic member, and forming a powder receiving cavity whereby operation of said bellows will transfer powder from the reservoir through said check valve to the cavity for application to a surface.

2. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein the bellows comprising a plurality of rings having a common axis and attached one to the other along the downward inclined generally conical surface, said rings being formed of transparent flexible plastic material.

3. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein the annular hollow elastic member is part toroidal in form, and includes a plurality of curved rib members.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,418,520 6/1922 Booty 132-82 2,763,271 9/1956 Nelson 132-82 LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner GREGORY E. MCNEILL, Assistant Examiner 

